Brazil Slide Series: Collection Rio De Janeiro, Slide No. 0074.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

74) Flowers dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian sweet water goddess Iemanjd at Barra da Tijuca beach. Beaches serve as important religious sites, both for Catholic as well as Afro- Brazilian festivities.74) Flores dedicadas a Iemanjá, deusa afro-brasileira dos mares, na praia da Barra da Tijuca. As praias são locais religiosos importantes, tanto para festividades afrobrasileiras quanto católicas.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991